[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/SR52k84p/54b4e63d635603b22d80f72a4ba2be54.png[/img][hr][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/aae8ce35e39c7a9c46daf8f3c2fc4c93/tumblr_inline_ph6yor0IB51qh6lt4_640.gif[/img][hr][@BlueSky44][@Nallore][@Trainerblue192][@Achronum][@PatientBean][@Forsythe][@Blizz][@Kirah][@Natsu][hr][h3][color=AC3EFF][b]8:30 AM - Mon. November 29th, 2038 - Margaret Carter Institute[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr]

[hider=Trick or Treat 2024][b]These tricks/treats go into effect when your character returns from Thanksgiving break[/b]

Leah - Treat - While everyone else had a parent or guardian that could be contacted, there was no one there to speak for Leah - something that the school, shockingly enough, hadn't even realized. In order to both tie up the legal loose end [i]and[/i] ensure the safety of a young child, She-Hulk stepped up and filed the documentation necessary, with Leah's okay, to become her legal guardian. Leah has now been given access to She-Hulk's Los Angeles apartment, where a room has been set up for her, as well as a card giving her access to the West Coast Avengers' mansion. Jen has also gotten a trust fund set up for Leah, where she will now be making regular deposits - being an Avenger doesn't pay well, but being a lawyer as well certainly doesn't hurt. 

Mary Sue - Trick - Mary Sue headed back to Cardiff over break, most likely hoping for something relaxing and uneventful. Instead, her grandfather sent his heralds to retrieve her father. The resulting fight was intense and bloody, Oliver ended up in the hospital in critical condition, and a scar across Mary Sue's left eye that rendered her partially blind. Her mother lost an arm, which will soon be replaced with a prosthetic. At least they won the battle. But Thanos is still out there, lurking. 

[b]Andy [/b]- Trick - Over Thanksgiving break, Andy will have had a hard time sleeping, bouts of insomnia that no medicine or magic seems to be able to dispel. The day before she is due to return to the Margaret Carter Institute, she'll finally get some much needed rest. However, when she wakes up, she finds herself in an abandoned building, a desiccated corpse at her feet, and wounds on her arms - as if someone had tried to fight her off. 

[b]Mads[/b] - Treat - Over the break, Mads went through a bit of a growth spurt! Her more demonic features came in and settled. She now has fanged teeth, a forked tongue, horns, a tail, and wings like those of a bat. With these wings, she now has the innate ability of flight. Her teeth are able to destroy most materials, save things like vibranium. Her tail is prehensile, so can be used to grab other objects and manipulate them. And her more monstrous form will give her advantage on intimidation checks.  

[b]Sabine [/b]- Treat - During the break, Sabine was plagued with strange, almost lucid dreams. In these dreams, she watched her mother as a young woman, striding confidently down the halls of a castle on the moon, a sword strapped to her side. She stood a few paces behind a tall man, with dark hair and a dramatic cloak, a crown on his head that indicated his station. Her mother seemed to be his bodyguard, following him wherever he went - from the scene of courtroom dramas to ghastly murders. No matter what Sabine did, no one noticed her in the dream. 

Until the last night, right before students were due to return to the Academy, when her mother would look directly at Sabine, and say: [i]"You are not your father's child, Sabine. You're his."[/i]

Zari - Trick - Zari and Andy have a great break, catching up with her parents in the alternate universe of Earth-667. Aside from Andy's issues, no trouble rears its head - until they get back to Earth-666, and Zari sees her time traveling device short out, reading a bunch of error messages that more or less amount to one thing... Earth-666, the universe our RP takes place in, is now cordoned off from the rest of the multiverse. No one can leave. No one can enter. 

Zelda - Trick - Even before the business with Arcade, Zelda has often felt herself to be invisible, blending in with the surroundings and never truly being noticed. Perhaps that is more true now than ever before, as over the break, she fell ill with a horrible fever. The fever nearly required hospitalization, and when it broke, her body seemed to be fading out of existence. Within a matter of hours, she had become completely invisible - and so far, she hasn't figured out a way to control this power and reappear. 

Dorian - Treat - For a living boy, Dorian shares a great deal in common with the dead - a fact that may endear him more to his Uncle Casper, or even his formerly dead father, Ben. Over the break, Dorian will discover another thing he has in common with ghosts - the ability to manipulate electromagnetism. He gains the ability to perform applications at the basic level per https://powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Electromagnetism_Manipulation 

Danni - During the break, Danni ended up wearing himself out one day, so incredibly tired as he went to sleep. So tired, in fact, that the scent of smoke didn't wake him. In the midst of a nightmare, his powers activated... and burned his house to the ground. No one was injured, thankfully, the adults had been out seeing a show - and while Max would be able to fix the house pretty quickly with magic, the memories don't fade, and the smell lingers. [/hider][hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=42A9FF]April Flynn[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/d1723ee57b9df2da0b9489e9cee7a408/90f917e93b713a17-04/s400x600/d38c484659a7a81a4da2f137683399e7922fc1ea.gif[/img][hr][b][color=42A9FF]Location:[/color][/b] Avengers' Academy - the Headmaster's Office
[b][color=42A9FF]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A
[b][color=42A9FF]Fit:[/color][/b] ~School Uniform, Skirt + Sweater Variant~
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Lady Nimue: April, Mads, Mary Sue, Andy, Gideon
Ser Nemo: Percy, Dorian, Danni, Sabine, Zelda
Usagi: Vicky, Leah, Diana, Zari[/hider]

	April's eyes widened, as Vicky directed a comment towards her - saying that she was sticking her head in the sand, her tone filled with spite and derision. What had she ever done to Vicky? She didn't even know her - hell, one of her girlfriends was friends with her! The anger was completely out of nowhere, and already in a fragile mental state, April felt her chin begin to wobble, as what little control she had remaining to her evaporated away - and she burst into tears. [color=42A9FF]"What the fuck is your problem, Vicky?! I get that you're having a rough time of things, but that doesn't mean you get to take it out on everyone else! Not that the Headmaster and the school deserves it more, but what have I ever done to you? What has Dani ever done to you? You don't have to be so mean a-a-and hurtful! I don't know you, you don't know me, you don't know my life or wh-what I'm thinking or what [i]anyone[/i] here is thinking!"[/color]

	April took a shaky breath, knowing that she should stop talking - but she couldn't bring herself to do it. The words just kept on spilling out of her mouth. [color=42A9FF]"I'm sorry if I ever did anything to offend you, but like - like talk to me about it and don't - don't do whatever this is! And Dani, I know he hasn't done anything but be nice to you - so just - just stop being a bitch for two seconds and realize we're all in this together, okay?!"[/color]

	She then leaned over, holding her head in her hands as the last few sobs wrecked her body, her hair a messy curtain. She'd wanted to leave the office when Dani did, but she'd felt frozen in place. Maybe her head was in the sand. 

	Unlike April, Lady Nimue offered no response to Vicky's baited words - instead, her face as impassive and collected as ever. Ser Nemo's face had taken on an almost red tinge not too long after Diana's exit, and he seemed somewhat lost in a memory once more - an embarrassing one, anyone who caught his gaze would figure. 

	One by one, the rest filed on out - with Sabine telling April that everyone's emotions were just high, that things were going to be okay. She appreciated her girlfriend's words, but it didn't fix her. Not really. But April wanted her to think that it did. So she forced a smile on her face and nodded. [color=42A9FF]"I-I'll see you there! I'm going to..."[/color] where? Dani was outside with Leah. All April really wanted was to curl up into a ball with the friends that were like brothers to her, so.... Dorian was probably just at his room. [color=42A9FF]"go by my room, too."[/color] Mads had already left. 

	April left the office, quickly making her way back through the halls to the dorms - and instead of going into her and Mads' room, she went to the one across the hall, and knocked on the door. [color=42A9FF]"Dori? It's April - can I come in?"[/color]
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[@Forsythe]	Once everyone had left the room, only Vicky, Ser Nemo, Lady Nimue, and Headmaster Coulson remained. Coulson motioned for Vicky to take the seat in front of the desk, weariness clear on his face. This wasn't a part of his job that he loved doing. He loved working here at the academy, helping kids learn and grow and become the heroes they want to - but this? This was one of the worst parts of his job - and the most necessary. 

	Sometimes, his students need help - more help than he can give them. 

	"Ms. van Dyne - I asked you to stay behind because I'm concerned about something you said earlier, just now. You said that you can't stop thinking about how you would want to kill yourself, should a situation like this happen again," he said gently. "Are you having thoughts of suicide?"

	He paused. "We're mandated by the state to take action when a student expresses thoughts like this to us," Coulson explained. "There is a facility that we have a relationship with, with the very best of doctors and care - doctors who specialize on working with people like you, people with powers. They can help you there, more than we can - give you the support, tools, and resources that you need. How does that sound?"